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Welcome to the Embedthis Pak distribution. Pak is a simple package manager for ESP/EJS and embedded applications.\
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This document describes the installation procedure for the binary Pak application. This package contains the Pak tool, documentation and manual page.\
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You can read the documentation for the latest release online at:\
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    https://embedthis.com/pak/doc/index.html\
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This software is copyrighted and distributed under license. Please read the LICENSE.md for details.\
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Table of Contents\
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* System Requirements\
* Installation Package Formats\
* Development Environment Platform Support\
* Removing Pak\
* Apple MAC OS X  Release Details\
* Windows Release Details\
* Running Pak\
* Building the Source Code\
* License and Copyright Information\
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System Requirements\
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Operating System Support\
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    * Windows 7 or later (x86,x64)\
    * Mac OS X 10.9 or later (x86,x64)\
    * Linux 2.6 (x86,x64,arm,ppc,mips)\
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To install Pak, your system will need at least the following:\
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    * 50 MB Disk\
    * 1 GB RAM\
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To rebuild Pak from source code, you will need at least:\
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    * 80 MB disk space\
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Installation Package Formats\
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The Pak binary installation is published in two formats:\
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    * Native Apple MAC OS X PKG format\
    * Native Windows installer format\
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For other platforms, you will need to download the source code distribution and build then install. The product documentation describes how to build from source. \
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See below for operating system specific installation information.\
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Development Environment Platform Support\
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If you wish to build Pak from source, you will need to use a C compiler and associated development tools.  Several development environments are supported.  You may choose any of the following:\
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    * Linux/Unix GNU Tools\
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    * Windows Visual Studio 2010 (or express edition)\
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Apple Mac OS X Release Details\
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To install the native MAC OS X DMG image:\
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   1. Download the PKG image.\
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   2. Double click on the PKG file image.\
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   3. Answer the questions as prompted.\
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Removing Pak\
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This is the procedure to remove Pak on all systems except Windows.\
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   1. Change directory to the installation directory for Pak. This is usually /usr/local/lib/pak/latest.\
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   2. Run the uninstall script in the install directory for Pak by typing:\
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      sudo ./uninstall\
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Windows Release Details\
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To install the Windows Installer image:\
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   1. Login with administrator privileges. This is necessary as the binary \
      installation needs to install a Windows Service.\
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   2. Use WinZip or equivalent software to extract the installation image. This\
      will extract the installable executable.\
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   3. Double click on the exe image to run it.\
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Removing Pak on Windows\
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If you installed the Pak Windows Installer image, follow these steps to \
remove Pak.\
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   1. Login with administrator privileges\
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   2. Run the Add / Remove Programs applet from the control panel.\
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   3. Select the Embedthis Pak and choose remove.\
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Running Pak\
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The Pak product installation includes a simple command line interpreter that can be invoked by typing:\
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    pak\
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Running Pak on Windows\
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When installed, pak will be added to your system PATH. You may need to log out and then log in again to reinitialize your system PATH. \
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Building from the Source Code\
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If you wish to rebuild the Pak product from the distributed source code, please download the source code distribution from the Embedthis web site. Then read "Building from Source" in the Pak product documentation for an explanation of the necessary steps to successfully rebuild the product.\
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License and Copyright Information\
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This software is supplied under license. Both a GNU and commercial license are available. Please read LICENSE.md for details. This documentation and the software described in this document may be used and copied only in accordance with the terms of the accompanying license agreement. Product and technical information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Embedthis Software LLC.\
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Copyright (c) Embedthis Software. All Rights Reserved.\
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Embedthis is a trademark of Embedthis Software LLC. Embedthis, and Embedthis Pak are trademarks of Embedthis Software. All other brand or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.\
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Embedthis Software, LLC.\
4616 25th Ave NE, #733\
Seattle, WA 98105.\
+1 (425) 329-3490\
embedthis.com.com\
info@embedthis.com
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